YEREVAN. – Armenian military serviceman Hakob Injighulyan, who was held captive in Azerbaijan for more than a year and who finally had returned to Armenia on October 2, recently underwent a medical examination to be able to return to military service. 

Armenian defense minister’s press secretary Artsrun Hovhannisyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, Injighulyan will soon head for his military duty. 

Immediately after returning from captivity, Hakob Injighulyan had undergone a medical checkup at Surb Grigor Lusavorich (Saint Gregory the Illuminator) Medical Center in capital city Yerevan. As a result, he was diagnosed with vegetative-vascular dystonia, which is a result of long-term stress. In addition, it was found out that the Armenian soldier had a nasal septum deformity and a respiratory function failure. Furthermore, Injighulyan has problems with vision, even including temporary loss of vision, which aggravated as a result of his experiences. Also, the Armenian military soldier was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis.

On the night of August 8, 2013, Armenian soldier Hakob Injighulyan (born in 1991) had gotten lost and found himself in the territory under the control of Azerbaijan. He was held captive in Azerbaijan for more than a year, subsequently, he was transferred to a third country, and he ultimately returned to Armenia on October 2, 2014. The former captive informed that the Azerbaijanis had threatened to shoot him if he expressed a wish to return to his homeland, and therefore he was forced to state that he wants to go to a third country.